Study Process Questionnaire (R-SPQ-2F)

This questionnaire has a number of questions about your attitudes towards your studies and your usual way of studying. Please think
about the study approaches you have taken with regard to this course. You have to complete one questionnaire for each course.
There is no right way of studying. It depends on what suits your own style and the course you are studying. It is accordingly important that
you answer each question as honestly as you can. If you think your answer to a question would depend on the subject being studied, give
the answer that would apply to the subject(s) most important to you. Please fill in the appropriate circle alongside each question on the
questionnaire. The numbers alongside each item stand for the following response.
1 - this item is never or only rarely true of me 2 - this item is sometimes true of me
3 - this item is true of me about half the time 4 - this item is frequently true of me
5 - this item is always or almost always true of me
Please choose the one most appropriate response to each question. Fill the oval on the questionnaire that best fits your immediate
reaction. Do not spend a long time on each item: your first reaction is probably the best one. Please answer each item.
Do not worry about projecting a good image. We are studying trends, not individuals. Thank you for your cooperation.

True
Using the scale provided, please rate the extent to which the True True True True
Half
following statements are true of you . Always Frequently Sometimes Never
Time

01. I find that at times studying gives me a feeling of deep personal satisfaction.     
02. I find that I have to do enough work on a topic so that I can form my own     
conclusions before I am satisfied.
03. My aim is to pass the course while doing as little work as possible.     
04. I only study seriously what’s given out in class or in the course outlines.     
05. I feel that virtually any topic can be highly interesting once I get into it.     
06. I find most new topics interesting and often spend extra time trying to obtain     
more information about them.
07. I do not find my course very interesting so I keep my work to the minimum.     
08. I learn some things by rote, going over and over them until I know them by     
heart even if I do not understand them.
09. I find that studying academic topics can at times be as exciting as a good     
novel or movie.
10. I test myself on important topics until I understand them completely.     
11. I find I can get by in most assessments by memorising key sections rather
    
than trying to understand them.
12. I generally restrict my study to what is specifically set as I think it is
    
unnecessary to do anything extra.
13. I work hard at my studies because I find the material interesting.     
14. I spend a lot of my free time finding out more about interesting topics which
    
have been discussed in different classes.
15. I find it is not helpful to study topics in depth. It confuses and wastes time,
    
when all you need is a passing acquaintance with topics.
16. I believe that lecturers shouldn’t expect students to spend significant
    
amounts of time studying material everyone knows won’t be examined.
17. I come to most classes with questions in mind that I want answering.     
18. I make a point of looking at most of the suggested readings that go with the
    
lectures.
19. I see no point in learning material which is not likely to be in the
    
examination.
20. I find the best way to pass examinations is to try to remember answers to
    
likely questions.

The data you have provided herein are solely used for preparing statistics or carrying out research for HKBU, and will not be used
for any other purposes. All resulting statistics or results of this research will not be made available in a form which identifies you.
Thank you
Centre for Holistic Teaching and Learning (CHTL)